Oregon Revised Statutes Procedure in Civil Proceedings § 18.600

(1) “Account” means an account at a financial institution, including a master account or subaccount, to which an electronic payment may be directly routed.

(2) “Check” has the meaning given that term in ORS 73.0104.

(3) “Creditor” means a person to whom a debt is owed by a debtor.

(4) “Debt” means any monetary obligation for which a garnishment may be issued under ORS 18.605.

(5) “Debtor” means a person whose property is being garnished for the purpose of paying a debt owed to a creditor.

(6) “Federal benefit payment” means:

(7) “Financial institution” means a financial institution or trust company as those terms are defined in ORS 706.008.

(8) “Garnishable property” means all property described in ORS 18.615, but does not include:

(9) “Garnishee” means a person to whom a writ of garnishment has been delivered.

(10) “Garnishment account review” means the process of examining deposits to an account to determine whether benefit payments described in ORS 18.784 (3) have been deposited in the account during the lookback period.

(11) “Garnishor” means:

(12) “Past due support” means the amount of child or spousal support, or both, determined under a court or administrative order in a proceeding under ORS chapter 107, 108, 109, 110, 416, 419B or 419C that has not been paid or is certified to be owed by another state under ORS 25.083.

(13) “Wages” includes all amounts paid for the services of an employee by an employer, including amounts paid as a commission or bonus.

(14) “Writ” means a writ of garnishment.